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Sona Jobarteh

Sona Jobarteh

Birth: 1983

Sona Jobarteh (born 1983) is a British multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer with Gambian roots. She is from one of the five principal kora-playing griot families of West Africa, and is the first female professional kora player[1][2] to come from a griot family. She is the cousin of the celebrated…

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Sona Jobarteh (born 1983) is a British multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer with Gambian roots. She is from one of the five principal kora-playing griot families of West Africa, and is the first female professional kora player[1][2] to come from a griot family. She is the cousin of the celebrated kora player Toumani Diabate, and is the sister of the diaspora kora player Tunde Jegede.


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